SCC OCT 2011 - Corvair Society of America

SCC NEWSLETTER VOLUME 41, NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 2011
SOUTH COAST CORSA
Corvair
A Huge Vair-iety of Corvairs
Cruise the SCC Car Show!
Thanks to all who attended
Bob hanging out in Dave
Oehlman’s 8-door Van
South Coast Corsa hosted the 4th Annual People’s Choice Car Show, and there was a wide variety
of Corvairs on the lot. There were 36 confirmed and registered Corvairs entering the show. By the end
of the day, 50+ Corvairs were counted to have participated and/or visited the lot for the show―a
personal best for South Coast Corsa! Four car clubs were represented a the show―Corsa West,
Vintage Corsa, Inland Empire, and South Coast Corsa. SCC would like to thank all club members,
cars owners, visitors, and volunteers for making the show a huge success!
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CAR SHOW WINNERS
Adam Larson - 1st Place Early Open
Patrick Croans - 2nd Place Early Open
Michael Moreno - 1st Place Early Closed
Dave Bristol - 2nd Place Early Closed
Brian Oddy - 1st Place Late Open
Henry Aguirre - 2nd Place Late Open
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Dean Taylor - 1st Place Late Closed
Greg Vargas - 2nd Place Late Closed
Dave Statland - 1st Place V8
Ron Craig - 2nd Place V8
Roger Becker - 1st Place FC
Dave Oehlman - 2nd Place FC
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Eric Kirven - 1st Place Specialty
Crista Lumpkin - President’s Choice
OCTOBER 2011
Darrin McGlothan - Neater Beater Award
Crista Lumpkin’s Rampside - President’s Award backing in on arrival. This was one cool
Rampside, great color, beautifully done, and
slammed to the ground with airbags! Great
choice for this award. Congratulations, Crista!
Great spectator attendance!
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Above: Kathy Giffis and Michael Moreno
entertain Bob in Eric Kirven’s Ultra Van. Bob was
dragged into the Ultra and pressured to give up
the secret to cooking the perfect burger; he didn’t
talk. Top right: Back-seat-driving doggy wants the
keys to the Lakewood. Center right: two beautiful
1960 4-door Sedans side by side; Michael
Moreno’s gold beauty and J.P. West’s all-original
caveman (entered by Bill Winkelmann). Bottom:
Don’t get in Steve Fishman’s way; he’s armed
with a cane and is the ready to swing. Batter up!
What a great car.
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Former and current SCC Presidents
OCTOBER 2011
Walt Pickett and Dave Bristol enjoying the show.
Our new CAR SHOW sign! Looking good!
Greg Czopek checking out the raffle prizes.
Gathering around Noe’s ’69.
Chuck Rust, along with others, sold our SCC Tshirts, including older club shirts and the NEW car
show shirt (design suggested by Sam Fine - thank
you Sam!). Car Show shirts and the NEW SCC
club shirt will be available at the meetings and at
the Fan Belt Toss.
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The Emperor’s clothes
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Christian Mejia’s customized Late Model
Our hosts, Lindsey Louder and Bob! Thank you.
Mark Fernandez’s sweet Caveman!
Vargas’ Late Model in front of Roger Becker’s FC
Jose Cortez and friend next to his Early
Jim Craig’s striped Early - look how shiny!
Rich and Venita Turners beautiful Late Model
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Thanks for coming!
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SCC NEWSLETTER VOLUME 41, NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 2011
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
D U E S
A R E
D U E
NEXT PROJECT CAR MEETING
for year Sept 2011- Sept 2012
$25 Members and Advertisers
Pay at a meeting or mail it in.
SCC ELECTION RESULTS
President - Eric Kirven
Vice President - Chuck Rust
Technical Officer - Dan Drommerhausen
Treasurer - Greg Czopek
SCC
CALENDAR OF
Saturday, October 15th
10AM-1PM
Come by and help!
Star Silk Screen
(Chuck Rust’s Shop)
14005 Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90205
Back parking lot.
EVENTS
OCTOBER
21-23―Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet―Palm Springs
NOVEMBER
Date TBD― McDonald’s Lunch Run at the oldest surviving McDonald’s - Lakewood CA
DECEMBER
Date TBD―SCC Holiday Party at Kathy and Marty Giffis’ House; Gift Exchange!
NEXT SCC CLUB MEETING
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 0 , 7 P M
MEETING LOCATION:
POLLY’S PIES
819 W. CARSON, TORRANCE
(East of Vermont; West of the 110 Freeway)
SCC 2012 CAR SHOW
S a t u r d a y, S E P T E M B E R 8 , 2 0 1 2
Same Corvair Time, Same Corvair Channel!
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SEP 2011 MTG. MINUTES
✦Attendance.
14 members; 3 cars!
✦ Wear your SCC T-shirt (any
shirt with SCC logo) AND your
name tag to the meeting. You
can win $$$! Raoul Gonzalez’s
name was chosen, but he was not
there. Next meeting prize- $15 plus
t-shirt.
✦2011 Car Show reviewed. Car
show was a success! 39 registered
vehicles; 50+ cars at the show. We
actually made some $$ this time.
Ideas for next year’s show
included: Spacing out raffles better;
adjust voting ballot with a tear-off;
additional speakers for PA system;
tabulation sheet; announce
description of cars that win; after
party for club and volunteers. We
have enough trophies to cover
2012 show; need to by more come
2013.
✦Work in the project car has
resumed. Next gathering to work
on the car is Saturday, Oct 15.
10am. Come on by! We need to
do an inventory on where we are
and what our next steps are. The
plan is to get this car running by
the beginning of year 2012. We
need a set of tires: 185/80/13. Car
should be running when we turn it
over to Walt for paint. We need to
really get this car going. We have a
great start on it and need to figure
out our next moves and keep up
the pace. If you have any of the
parts, please contact Greg Vargas
and provide a status report. Please
complete your part of the project
soon or latest by END OF OCTOBER. Raffle tickets will be worked
on soon, and we will start selling
tickets for $20 with a MAX of 500
tickets to be sold. Raffle takes
place at the Fan Belt Toss 2012.
✦NEW Car Club sample T-shirts to
come―white with green lettering;
black with orange lettering. Cost:
$15 (no pockets); $17 with pockets,
arrange with Chuck Rust.
✦NAME TAGS: $10. Get one now!
You’ll need one for the meeting
raffle, along with a club t-shirt!
OCTOBER 2011
SCC EVENTS FOR 2011
✦Sunday,
Oct 16: E-Board meeting
at Mills, 9am.
OTHER CORVAIR EVENTS
★Wednesdays, 4-10pm: Cruise
night at Bob’s Big Boy in Downey.
The landmark building used to be
Johnie’s Broiler. 7447 Firestone
Blvd., Downey. GREAT PLACE and
Home of the SCC Car Show 2012!
★2nd Saturday of every month -free Car Show in Downtown
Torrance hosted by Cruising 50s.
Show starts at 3pm-7pm.
Corvair
SCC is a
Enthusiast Club
South Coast Corsa Corvair is published
monthly. Letters, Tech Tips, and articles
are solicited from members and friends.
If you have an article to submit or
information you want to spread to other
members, the deadline for submission
is the 3rd Thursday of each month.
SCC CLUB EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]
NEWS AND WEB MAIL:
SCC OFFICERS
President
Eric “Emperor” Kirven
[email protected]
562-900-5240
Vice President
Chuck Rust
[email protected]
310-732-1091
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster
Greg “Goyo” Vargas
[email protected]
310-998-0095
Technical Officer
Dan Drommerhausen
310-518-3277
Treasurer
Greg Czopek
[email protected]
562-490-0845
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South Coast Corsa Corvair
c/o Greg Vargas
2340 Virginia Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP DUES:
Dues are $25 per year (prorated
$2 per month if joining after
September). Application. Send
dues to:
South Coast Corsa Corvair
c/o Greg Vargas
2340 Virginia Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Hot Air
by Eric “The Emperor” Kirven
From the Office of the President: Eric Kirven
Okay, just kidding. I’m never going to be that
formal. I’m not even in office a month and
already and I have to come up with an article for
the SCC Newsletter. This one will be easy.
First, I would like to THANK Hector “El
Presidente” Gonzalez for the last nine years as
our club’s president. If you weren’t at the
September meeting, take a minute to tell him
thanks next time you see him. I hope I do as
well as he did. Thanks again, El Presidente!
The resent past: our very own SCC Annual Car
Show. It happened on 9/10/11, and a great time
was had by all. There were 50+ Corvairs there
that day. Not all of them entered, but 50+ nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who volunteered.
YOU made it a very successful day. I am already
looking forward to next year.
The next big thing: The Toss. Let’s get as
many club members as we can to one of the
biggest and oldest Corvair events in Southern
California. This year’s host club is Corsa West.
To assist them we are going to be running the
Fan Belt Toss games again this year. We will
have a swap meet spot this year too―a place to
promote our club, sell shirts, and just plain hang
out. Come on down and join in on the fun.
Lastly, I want to hear your ideas on where we
should take our club. Anything to make it a club
better for us all. Till next month…
OCTOBER 2011
SCC AD POLICY
Classified ads: available to all SCC members whose
dues are paid in full.
Commercial ads: available for $25 per year beginning
in September (prorated at $2 per month). If you would
like commercial ad space, please send payment to
South Coast Corsa Corvair, c/o Greg Vargas, 2340
Virginia Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (indicate
payment “Commercial Ad Space”)
Artwork: Mail art or classified listing info to the NEWS
SNAIL MAIL address on page 10. Submission
deadline is the 3rd Thursday of every month. Email
artwork or classified ad info to:
[email protected].
SCC CLASSIFIED ADS
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from U.N.C.L.E action figure; in
box with ID, pistol, pistol
adaptor, and instructions. Plus,
separately boxed (box is worn)
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Arsenal Set #1.
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SCC COMMERCIAL ADS
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SCC COMMERCIAL ADS
Star Silkscreen - shirts, caps,
decals, artwork for Club Logos.
Operated by SCC member
Chuck Rust. Call (310) 679-7443
www.starsilkscreen.com
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